Did you know there are different colored beets and that each color has its own level of “earthy” taste? The “earthy” taste of beets comes from the presence of geosmin, which literally translates to “earth smell”. The following three varieties are key players at my local farmers market: “Burpee’s Golden”, a beet with orange-red skin and [...]
Pickled Beets
July 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Amy's Recipes
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Happy Holidays!
December 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Mia Cucina
Seasons Greeetings to each of my wonderful readers and a very blessed New Year!
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Mia Cucina
December 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Mia Cucina
I am sorry guys that I have not been posting much lately. I am not going to make excuses, except I will say it is holiday time. =) I will defiantly be putting up more recipes and restaurant reviews. Steve and I have been going to some terrific restaurants lately. I have a friend on [...]